Article ; Online: The Relationship between Positive Memory Phenomenology and Alcohol Use among Trauma-Exposed Individuals.
2022 Volume 57, Issue 6, Page(s) 929–939
Abstract: Background: Evidence links positive memory characteristics and hazardous alcohol use (HAU). Relevant to the current study, evidence also indicates that trauma-exposed individuals, especially those with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, ... ...
Abstract | Background: Evidence links positive memory characteristics and hazardous alcohol use (HAU). Relevant to the current study, evidence also indicates that trauma-exposed individuals, especially those with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, report difficulties retrieving/accessing positive memories and report HAU. Objective: Considering this literature, we uniquely examined if and which positive memory characteristics were associated with HAU, and the potential mediating role of PTSD symptom severity in the examined relations. Methods: A sample of 126 trauma-exposed community participants seeking mental health treatment (Mage=34.97 years) completed measures of HAU (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test), positive memory characteristics (Memory Experiences Questionnaire-Short Form [MEQ-SF]), and PTSD severity (PTSD Checklist for DSM-5). We conducted 8 hierarchical multiple regressions; Step 1 examined effects of gender and Step 2 added a single MEQ-SF dimension (specificity, valence, emotional intensity, sensory details, vividness, accessibility, coherence, sharing). Results: In Steps 1 (β=.27) and 2 (βs from .27-.28), gender was associated with HAU. In Step 2, positive memory characteristics of specificity (β=.17), sensory details (β=.17), sharing (β=.23), and valence (β=-.19) were associated with greater HAU. PTSD severity mediated relations between sensory details (β=.09, p=.048), emotional intensity (β=.12, p=.011), and sharing (β=.09, p=.036), and the extent of HAU. Conclusions and implications: Results that specificity, greater sharing, more sensory details, and higher negative valence of positive memories were associated with greater HAU offer potential points of intervention. |
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MeSH term(s) | Alcoholism ; Cognition ; Emotions ; Humans ; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/psychology ; Surveys and Questionnaires |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2022-03-28 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 1310358-1 |
ISSN | 1532-2491 ; 1082-6084 |
ISSN (online) | 1532-2491 |
ISSN | 1082-6084 |
DOI | 10.1080/10826084.2022.2052099 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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